An Inspector Calls: Priestley's Dramatic Devices

This interesting and engaging lesson enables students to build their understanding of the dramatic devices employed by J.B. Priestley throughout the play ‘An Inspector Calls.’ In particular, students learn how to make sustained, clear interpretations about the impact of the dramatic devices upon tone, plot, and meaning. They also contemplate how Priestley utilises dramatic devices to communicate his underlying messages about responsibility and social duty to his audience.

The lesson follows a clear, logical, bite-size learning journey, which guides students towards differentiated learning objectives. Over the course of this journey, they become able to:
- Define and understand key dramatic devices;
- Identify and discuss the dramatic devices that Priestley uses towards the end of Act One.;
- Read and interpret the end section of Act One in the play;
- Analyse how Priestley's use of dramatic devices is used effectively for impact;
-Peer/self-assess learning attempts.

This resource pack includes:
- A visually engaging, comprehensive whole-lesson PowerPoint presentation;
- The end of Act 1 extract of the text for students to read and interpret (with a pre-highlighted example for the identification task);
- Dramatic Devices information cards for the card-sorting game;
- A scaffolded template for the main analytical task, with a further completed model example.
- A detailed lesson plan, complete with what the teacher and students should aim to achieve at each stage of the lesson.

All images are licensed for commercial use, and are cited on the final slide of the PowerPoint.